Marcel waver



Aug. 12. 1924.

G. ROSNOSKY (NOW BY JUDICIAL CHANGE OF NAME G. ROSS) MARCEL WAVER Filed Nov. 10, 1922 I nvegmor. George Fios nosky by/w WN AT Tys Patented Aug. 12, 1924.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE ROSNOSKY, OF ALLSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, NOW BY JUDICIAL CHANGE OF NAME GEORGE ROSS.

MARCEL WAVER.

Application filed November 10, 1922. Serial No. 600,055.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE RosNosKY,a citizen of the United States, and resident of Allston, county of Suffolk, State of Massachusetts, have invented an Improvement in Marcel VVa-vers, of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawing, is a specification, like characters on the drawing representing like parts.

This invention relates to improvements in devices for waving hair and the object thereof is to provide a simple and effective device by means of which the hair may be given a i fiat or Marcel wave without the use of heated irons and which can be worn without discomfort at night.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device for producing a flat wave in which the lengths of the undulations of the strand of hair will gradually increase from the scalp toward the free end of the strand.

Other objects and features of the invention will more fully appear from the following description and the accompanying drawing and will be particularly pointed out in the claims.

A preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a hair waver embodying the invention; 1

Fig. 2 is a similar view showing diagrammatically the manner in which the strand of hair is wound upon the waver; and,

Fig. 3 is a diagrammatic view illustrating the form of wave produced by the present invention, the illustration, however, being fragmentary and greatly exaggerated for illustrative purposes.

The hair waver embodying my invention comprises broadly an instrumentality having means for retaining a plurality of superimposed alternately crossing loops of a strand of hair wound thereupon in the general form of a figure 8 with the loops crossing each other upon opposite sides of said instrumentality. By reason of a construction providing for such a winding the superimposed loops are of gradually increasing length so that when the strand of hair is unwound from the waving device it will present a wave having undulations of gradually, but progressively increasing length.

The preferred embodiment of the invensheet material having a central stem 2 and arms 8 and 4: extending from said stem in opposite directions. The stem 2 desirably is provided with a head 5 having lateral extensions 6 and 7 which lie in parallelism with the arms 3 and 4 respectively and are spaced apart a sufficient distance therefrom to enable a sufiicient number of turns of a strand of hair to be wound about said stem and arms to permit the entire length of the strand to be waved.

The head 5 is adapted to be grasped by the hand of the user and conveniently held close to the scalp while the strand is being wound upon the arms in the following manner. The strand 8 of hair preferably is first carried over the arm 3 adjacent to the stem 2 and passed diagonally across the upper face of the body 1, thence downwardly beneath and around the arm 4: ad jacent to the other side of the stem 2 and diagonally across the body 1, thence beneath and around the arm 3 close to the stem 2, whereby the next winding of the strand will be superimposed upon the strand first wound. This winding is substantially in the general form of a figure 8 in which the loops cross alternately upon opposite sides of the body 1.

This procedure will be repeated until the entire strand has been wound upon the device, whereupon the free end of the strand will be secured upon one of the arms in any desired manner.

In the present construction a retaining device or hook 9 is provided which consists of an extension of the arm l which is bent back upon itself to form a hook and the tip 10 of the hook slightly raised to enable the strand to be readily inserted into the eye of the hook.

By reason of the construction of the hair waver above described the successive loops 11, 12 and 13, which are illustrated as embracing the arm 3, are superimposed upon each other and similar loops 14, 15 and 16, which embrace the arm 4, are likewise superimposed. upon each other, these loops crossing the body 1 opposite the stem 2 and being successively superimposed upon each other on opposite sides of the central por tion of the body because of the fiat and flexible construction of the device it is adapted to be Worn by the user over night Without inconvenience.

By reason of this superimposed relation, therefore, the lengths of the strand forming successive loops are progressively longer so that When the strand is unwound. a Wave having undulations of progressively increasing length is provided.

lVhile the preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated herein as being provided With a head having lateral extensions it Will be understood that the invention broadly covers any form of device in which the hair may be retained in superimposed loops Wound in the manner aforesaid Within the meaning and scope of the following claims.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A hair Waving device comprising a flat body presenting a centrally disposed T- shaped head and stem and arms extending in opposite directions "from said. stem about which arms and stem a strand of hair may be repeatedly Wound in the general form of a figure 8 and in which the loops will be superimposed and crossed alternately upon opposite sides of said body adjacent said stem and between said arms and head and means .for retaining the free end. of said strand of hair.

2. A hair Waving device comprising a flat body of flexible material presenting a T- shaped flat head and stem and arms extending in opposite directions from said stem in the same plane with said stem and head whereby said head may be grasped by one hand of the user and a strand of hair Wound diagonally around said arms alternately on opposite sides of said stem and between said arms and head in superimposed crossing loops having the general form of a figure 8 to produce a flat wave having undulations of progressively increasing lengths, one of said arms having a reversely bent end portion forming a hook to retain the free end of said strand of hair.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification.

GEORGE ROSNO-SKY. 

